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West Africa's first motorsports racetrack and leisure park "is set to be open" in a $100M project, according to THE VOICE. The Ogun State Motorsport is a project proposed by event planner EMC3 Chair Baba Epega, who is based in London, and "nurtured and supported" by Senator Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun S...

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The allocation of funding to the redevelopment of ANZ Stadium "remains clouded" after NSW Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres said that it would be "contingent on the venue's business case for a state-of-the-art rectangular venue," according to Adrian Proszenko of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. ANZ Sta ...

Musselburgh Racecourse "could face closure if its committee refuses to accept the terms offered by the British Horseracing Authority " for extending its racing license. The six-month extension was "granted on condition of an independent review of the governance of the track," a proble ...

A second English club was on Tuesday "in talks over reintroducing standing" at its stadium as "pressure mounted on the Government to scrap the law banning the country's biggest teams from doing the same," according to Ben Rumsby of the London TELEGRAPH. League One side Northampton Town was consideri ...

Mexico City government official Mauricio Toledo announced a "specialized boxing center" will be built in the Mexican capital, according to Ilich Valdez of MILENIO. World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaimán "attended the announcement." The city will invest 20M Mexican pesos ($1.12M) in ...

A date has been announced for the start of demolition at Headingley Stadium to "allow a major revamp of the rugby and cricket facilities." Super League rugby club Leeds Rhinos confirmed the South Stand, first opened in 1931, " is to be demolished at the end of August ." The "final rugby ...

So-called safe standing is "set to be introduced to English football for the first time" after League One side Shrewsbury Town applied to install rail seating at its ground, according to Ben Rumsby of the London TELEGRAPH. The club announced plans to convert around 400 seats at its 9,875-capacity ho ...

Nothing is "quite as it seems in Sochi," according to Mark Ogden of ESPN.com. It is where the $780M Fisht Stadium will host Thursday's Confederations Cup semifinal between Germany and Mexico and "also four World Cup group games during Russia 2018." However, beyond the World Cup, Sochi "risks be ...

Sydney's "stadiums war is sizzling again" as National Rugby League clubs "search for some certainty over the state government's commitment to redevelop ANZ Stadium," according to Brent Read of THE AUSTRALIAN. Several Sydney clubs are reportedly "keen to hold talks" with ANZ Stadium execs and the NRL ...

Four major arenas have been "identified as the cornerstones" of Birmingham's bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, according to Carl Jackson of the Wolverhampton EXPRESS AND STAR. City center venues Symphony Hall and the Barclaycard Arena "would play a major part" while the National Exhibiti ...

Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion "moved to allay fears over the cladding used" on its Amex Stadium . Precautionary checks are being carried out on the club's stadium and nearby training ground in Lancing, Sussex, after it emerged the cladding is made by the same company, Reynobond ...